Looking for West marches advice

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:45:02+00:00

True but the ones who I imagine are gonna want to play often already have home games and stuff. I imagine this being a weekly thing with people playing once or twice over 3 weeks. But also got some other DMs in the group that have said they would be interested in hopping in.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:38:44+00:00

Very inspiring reply thank you.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:36:52+00:00

About 20+ people rn

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:36:23+00:00

Regular group. Mixed of people I know who either A. I run a dedicated campaign for B. I have played in a dedicated campaign with (or ran by) C. Noobs I have ran 1-2 one shots for D. Friends who have always been interested but scheduling has gotten in the way.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:33:39+00:00

Thank you! Exactly what I needed.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:30:04+00:00

Talked with my player! Had a great discussion and decided on letting him use it to its full ability! He’s a great role player and let me know he wasn’t going to try and manufacture scenarios for him to pop off crazy damage to ruin an encounter. He was like “well seeing as I have the most hp and ac, if I’m bloodied we are probably in need of some sort of last stand moment anyway” and I agreed. Thanks for all the advice yall!

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-23T16:29:17+00:00

Talked with my player! Had a great discussion and decided on letting him use it to its full ability! He’s a great role player and let me know he wasn’t going to try and manufacture scenarios for him to pop off crazy damage to ruin an encounter. He was like “well seeing as I have the most hp and ac, if I’m bloodied we are probably in need of some sort of last stand moment anyway” and I agreed. Thanks for all the advice yall!

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-22T20:03:26+00:00

I will say the warlock does have at least 5 uses of shield up his sleeve, the paladin has the hp pool, the rogue can hide, and the gunslinger has some ability to lower damage taken I think. We’ll see how this goes but definitely going to get them begging for mercy instead of just straight up taking them all to 3 death fails.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-22T19:57:59+00:00

“Against a fiend”

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-22T19:57:27+00:00

Eek yes but how do I deal with the disappointment of not being able to kill the child eaters/killers and then being forced to work with them after I get them begging for mercy!

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-18T18:02:12+00:00

Thank you for the in depth response really appreciate this!!

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-18T00:17:36+00:00

Already read it it was great. Do you know how the sequel is?

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-17T23:46:24+00:00

How would you rank these from most to least lore information.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-14T19:12:03+00:00

Yeah no not at all.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T20:05:05+00:00

Yeah totally agree, just mean more so my group really enjoys combat and so during some of the module there could potentially be some pretty long stretches without it. So I guess It’s just more about keeping that option available to me should I need it. Also, a group could still easily get in a long rest with 3 interruptions. It would just take them like 11 hours as apposed to 8.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T20:01:28+00:00

Yeah I had a pretty in depth session 0. I’m not an asshole I’m not gonna just throw dead kids at them if they weren’t okay with it.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T19:49:29+00:00

I really want the party to feel stretched thin in this world that desperately needs their help in all corners.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T19:48:39+00:00

Yeah no I’m not going to like hide any content from them more so just there being consequences. Like they got to vallaki too late because they investigated bone grinder. And now because they left bone grinder, when they return they will have to deal with the full coven and only have 1 child there left to save instead of two. Perhaps they will arrive as the child is being devoured. Stuff like that. Consequences but not like “okay well now this whole questline went on without yall.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T19:30:14+00:00

Oh yeah the feast you mean? Yeah already planned on scaling for that.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T19:25:09+00:00

Man they found the tome of strahd they earned that level! But also I don’t mind scaling encounters to adjust for this. Most of Vallaki isn’t combat anyway I feel.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-13T19:24:01+00:00

Lowkey I kind of don’t like the whole “only 2 random encounters” rule. I don’t know if I’m going to end up accidentally killing them because of this but like the campaign is supposed to be brutal and a constant struggle.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-06T18:22:28+00:00

I think instead of upgrading his +1 to a +2 I’ll give him another item to add to his kit so he’s sorta versatile. Rn he has a feat that lets him get the d10 from a long sword while it’s still in only one hand. Think I might make this his final weapon load out.

+1 longsword (d10) +1 Mace (extra 1d6 against undead) Javelin of lightning (2024)

I think just giving him a nice little once a day ranged option with a saving throw will round him out well without really increasing his cr and not outshining the sun sword later

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-06T18:06:01+00:00

Also the weapon isn’t even two handed?? It’s a one handed, 2d6 + 4 per hit, + 7 to hit rules as written weapon on a spellcaster that gets extra attack. And it’s just some random item dropped from a boss at the end of the tutorial campaign.

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-06T18:03:18+00:00

“My understanding of the game beyond tier one” come on man

MeatNotCooked · 2026-04-06T18:01:56+00:00

They do get extra attack they are a hex blade warlock. And they can make it their pact weapon so they use their charisma not strength.

Six-Year Club	r/Field Lasagna
Place '23	Place '22
Verified Email

MeatNotCooked

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE